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Madras HC exempts minority students from taking compulsory Tamil examination
India | Feb 27, 2018, 09:51 PM ISTThe matter relates to making Tamil language paper compulsory which was challenged by various linguistic minority schools including Linguistic Minorities' Forum of Tamil Nadu.
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Exemplary costs will be imposed for frivolous PILs, rules Madras HC
India | Feb 17, 2018, 08:22 PM ISTIn his petition, Ramaswamy cited his representation to the President of India, Chief Justice of India, High Court CJ, the chief secretary and home secretary seeking action against officials.
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Secret letter on gutka scam found from Sasikala's room: IT dept to Madras HC
India | Jan 13, 2018, 09:19 AM ISTI-T sleuths had conducted searches in the office block and a room occupied by Sasikala, currently serving a prison term in a corruption case, at the Poes Garden residence.
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Explore reservation for poor among forward castes, social justice should be extended to every section of society: Madras HC
India | Dec 16, 2017, 08:59 PM IST“The poor, in the so-called forward communities, have been neglected, so far and no one could speak about them fearing protest voices in the name of social justice,” Justice N. Kirubakaran said
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SC stays Madras HC order on thumb impression of formerTamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
National | Dec 08, 2017, 07:29 PM ISTMadras HC had on November 24 sought Jayalalithaa's thumb impression details which is available with Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Jail and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
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Madras High Court rejects plea seeking release of Justice Karnan
India | Dec 05, 2017, 08:40 AM ISTThe Supreme Court had on May 9 convicted Justice Karnan, former judge of the Calcutta High Court, under the Contempt of Courts Act of 1971, and sentenced him to six months in jail.
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Madras HC dismisses PIL against ‘Mersal’ , says 'right to freedom of expression' applies to films also
India | Oct 27, 2017, 03:25 PM ISTThe petitioner in his PIL had contended that the movie contained scenes and dialogues, which were against the interests of the country’s sovereignty and integrity and the security of the state.
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Tamil Nadu crisis: Boost to EPS-OPS as Madras HC says no floor test till further orders
National | Sep 20, 2017, 04:02 PM ISTThe judge, while extending the stay on a floor test, also ordered that no by-elections will be held to the seats rendered vacant by the disqualification of MLAs
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Sasikala sacked: AIADMK rift widens, Opposition DMK moves HC seeking floor test
National | Sep 12, 2017, 02:35 PM ISTDMK today moved the Madras High Court seeking directions for a floor test in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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Madras HC quashes Tamil Nadu order on medical admission as bad in law
India | Jul 14, 2017, 02:56 PM ISTJustice K Ravichandrababu held that the impugned reservation was bad in law and violated Article 14 of the Constitution (Equality before law).
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Puducherry MLAs nomination: Madras HC issues notice to Centre
India | Jul 05, 2017, 11:44 PM ISTMadras High Court today sought the Centre's stand on a plea by ruling Congress MLA, seeking to quash a notification nominating three members to the Puducherry assembly.
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Supreme Court stays Madras HC order on Tamil Nadu crop loan waiver scheme
India | Jul 03, 2017, 07:21 PM ISTThe Supreme Court today stayed the order of Madras High Court directing the state government to extend its crop loan waiver scheme to all farmers.
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SC stays Madras HC decision, orders CBSE to announce NEET 2017 results by June 26
India | Jun 12, 2017, 03:28 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Monday stayed Madras High Court’s order and ordered the Centre Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare the result of National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) by June 26
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Madras HC grants four-week stay on Centre’s ban on sale of cattle for slaughter
India | May 30, 2017, 05:25 PM ISTAmid the ongoing argument over the Centre’s regulation on cattle sale and animal markets, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court today put a four-week stay on the government’s ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter
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‘I can send this man to jail’, Madras HC judge reprimands Jayalaithaa’s ‘secret son’
India | Mar 17, 2017, 03:00 PM ISTJustice R Mahadevan of the Madras High Court on Friday said, “I can send this man straightaway to jail. I will ask police officers to take him to jail now itself”.
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Pepsi, Coke boycott: Protests surface in TN over HC relief to cola majors
India | Mar 02, 2017, 04:26 PM ISTUpset over the Madras High Court order allowing Pepsi and Coca Cola to draw water from the Thamirabarani river for their bottling plants, a large number or persons today stood in knee deep water in the river to express their ire.
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Madras HC dismisses PIL seeking Bharat Ratna for Jayalalithaa
National | Jan 06, 2017, 04:12 PM ISTThe Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the State to announce Bharat Ratna for late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, saying it does not wish to
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Madras HC bans unauthorised ‘Sharia courts’ in mosques, says these places ‘only for religious purposes’
India | Dec 19, 2016, 09:31 PM ISTMadras High Court today banned all unauthorised sharia courts functioning from various mosques across Tamil Nadu, saying the religious places and places of worships were meant only for religious purposes.
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Madras HC directs Google, YouTube to give user details
India | Oct 26, 2016, 11:00 PM ISTThe Madras High Court has directed Google and its subsidiary YouTube to provide details, including identity and address, of a user who posted a video content dubbed defamatory by a petitioner.
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Provide information on Jayalalithaa’s health before Thursday, Madras HC asks Tamil Nadu govt
National | Oct 04, 2016, 02:23 PM ISTThe Madras High Court today asked Tamil Nadu government to inform it about the ailing Chief Minister’s health before Thursday.